joely richardsonJoely Richardson has revealed she’s “come to a crossroads” in her life regarding expanding her family.

She told the Sunday Mirror recently: “I’d love to adopt, but having a daughter, Daisy, who’s in the middle of her teens, I’m now thinking: Is this a time to start all over again or is this a time to realise those child-rearing years are over?”

But after a recent charity trip to Malawi, she’s realised it might be better to help in other ways: “I spoke to a woman who works at an orphanage and she said that they encourage as much help and support for the orphanage as we can give, but ideally they like a child not to be taken out of their natural environment. And that stuck with me.

“There are exceptions, obviously, as in Madonna’s case, when you have a great support system and can reinvest a lot into a country, the way she has done. [But] I just think it’s about what’s in the child’s best interests.”